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Category Archive: Technology

Apple has revealed macOS version numbering following Big Sur

Which is the next ‘major’ release of macOS after Big Sur, then? Will it return to the numbering system before Mac OS X with 12.0, or 11.1?

November 5, 2020 Macs, Technology

Guarding against buggy security updates: a new version of SilentKnight

Why you should reconsider whether you let your Mac automatically download and install ‘silent’ updates, and what you can do instead.

November 4, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

SystHist now works fully with Catalina and Big Sur

New version can display contents of all system updates for Catalina and Big Sur’s boot volume group, at last.

November 3, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Code signatures: 3 Fixing signature problems

If you have no other option and can be certain there’s no danger in doing so, you can remove a signed app’s signature. But it may not be so simple.

November 3, 2020 Macs, Technology

What’s the cost of acquiring herd immunity to Covid-19?

Many are proposing a way ahead with Covid-19 based on letting the infection spread naturally through populations to […]

November 2, 2020 General, Life, Technology

Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 71

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 71. Here are my solutions to them. 1: I […]

November 2, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Controlling metadata: Tricks with persistence

Unlike file data, metadata has varying persistence. Some is ephemeral, others sticky. macOS has inbuilt mechanisms for managing the persistence of extended attributes.

November 2, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Support, dependence, control

Apple seldom posts Support Notes to guide many users to solve problems, but prefers them to access Apple Support one at a time. Why this inefficiency?

November 1, 2020 Macs, Technology

Saturday Mac riddles 71

Here are this weekend’s riddles to entertain you through whatever you’re now allowed to do. 1: I don’t […]

October 31, 2020 General, Macs, Technology

Finder Tags: commonplace metadata

Easy to access, well-supported in the Finder and elsewhere, Finder tags are powerful tools which rely on extended attributes to do their job. All you need to know about them.

October 31, 2020 Macs, Technology

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